THEOPHRASTUS 



TrtTuo9* KoX <yap ttjv Trtrvv e^^iv oXiyrjv re KaX 

 TTiKpdv, Sxnrep koX rrjv K(ovo(f)6pov, rrjv 8e 7revK7]v 

 cvooSt) Kal iroWrjv. (pverai S' iv p,ev rfj 'Ayo/caSia 

 77 TTtTU? oXi'yr} irepl 8e ttjv 'HXetat' ttoWi], ovtoi 

 piev ovv 6\(p Tw yevei 8ia/x(f)ia^r]TovaLV. 



'H Se TTtTU? 8oKet T?}? 7revKr}<i kol 8ia(f)€peiv ra> 

 \nrap(OTepa re elvat koX XeTrrocf^vWorepa Kal to 

 plyedo'; iXdrrcov Kal rJTTOV 6p6o(f)urj<;' en Se rov 

 Koivov eXdrTO) (fiipeiv Kal ire^piKora p,aXXov Kal 

 TO Kapvov iTiTTcoheaTepov' Kal ra ^v\a XevKorepa 

 Kal opiOLOTepa ttj iXdry Kal to 6\ov direvKa. 

 8ia(f>opdv 8' e%et Kal ravTrjv pie<yd\rjv irpo^ rrjv 

 irevKrjv' 7revK-r)v p,ev yap eTTiKavdeiaSiV t(ov pi^MV 

 ovK dva^Xaardveiv, ttjv ttLtw 8e (paal rive<i dva- 

 ^Xaardvuv, (ocnrep Kal iv Aea^co ip,7rpr)cr6ivro<; 

 rov Uvppaieov 6pov<i rov mrv(i)8ov^. vocrrjfxa Se 

 Tat? irevKat^i roiovrov rt, Xeyovat aufi^aiveiv ol 

 irepl rrjv "I8r)v &ar , orav /xrj p,6vov ro iyKdp8iov 

 dXXd Kal ro e^co rov crreXe'Xpv^ 6v8a8ov yevtjrai, 

 rrjviKavra axmep drroTrviyecrdai. rovro 8e avro- 

 fiarov (XVfM^aivei 81" evrpo<^iav rov 8ev8pov, £09 dv 

 Tt9 eiKdcreiev oXov yap ylverat 8d<;' rrepl puev ovv 

 rrjv TrevKTjv l8iov rovro TrdOo<;. 



^EXdrr] S' iarlv 77 p,ev dpprjv 17 8e drjXeia, 8ia- 

 (f)opd<; 8' e)(^ovaa rot<; c^vWot?* o^vrepa yap Kal 

 KevrrjTLKwrepa ra rov dppevo<i Kal iirearpafip^iva 

 fidXXov, 81 Kal ovXorepov rfj 6-^eL (jjaiverai ro 

 8ev8pov oXov. Kal r5> ^vXw' XevKorepov yap Kal 

 fiaXaKoorepov Kal evepyecrrepov ro rrjf; di]XeLa<i Kal 



^ iriKpav conj. R. Const, from G ; fiiKpav VAld. 

 ^ Kal TuvrrjV fityaXr^v irphs conj. Sch. ; Ka\ rijv fxty. rrphs 

 QMV; fiiya.\T]v irphs Aid. 



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